midwifery

n. assistance in the birth of babies

Midwifery is the term traditionally used to describe the art of assisting a woman through childbirth. In the modern context, this term is used to describe the activities of those health care providers who are experts in women's health care including giving prenatal care to expecting mothers. They attend the birth of the infant and provide postpartum care to the mother and her infant. Practitioners of midwifery are known as midwives, a term used in reference to both women and men (the term means "with woman").
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Mid·wife·ry n. The techniques and practice of a midwife including childbirth assistance, the independent care of essentially normal healthy women [more]Midwifery - Community and Resources

Noun
1. the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother
(synonym) obstetrics, OB, tocology
(hypernym) medicine, medical specialty
(hyponym) fetology, foetology
(class) induction of labor
2. assisting women at childbirth
(hypernym) delivery, obstetrical delivery

(n.)
The art or practice of assisting women in childbirth; obstetrics.
  

(n.)
Assistance at childbirth; help or cooperation in production.